Marking-tag



(No Model.)

AT GRUNDY. MARKING TAG.

No. 512,468. Patented Jan. 9, 1894.

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MARKING-TAG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 512,468, dated January9, 1894.

Application filed March 9, 1893. Serial No. 465,317. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALFRED GRUNDY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cedar Falls, in the county of Black Hawk and State of Iowa,have invented a new and useful Marking-'l ag, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to a marking tag es-' pecially designed to beapplied to hats, overshoes, and the like for the purpose ofidentification, and it has for its object to provide means whereby theownership of a hat or of overshoes may be readily ascertained; and withthis and other ends in view, the invention consists of the constructionand arrangement of the parts thereof as will be more fully hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure l is a perspective view of the improved markingtag shown as holding an identification card or plate. Fig. 2 is a planview of the blank used in constructing the improved tag and shown on alarger scale. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of an overshoe showing theimproved marking tag applied thereto. Fig. 4 is a similar view of astorm slipper shown broken away with the improved tag applied thereto.Fig. 5 is a dotail perspective view of a hat, showing the improvedmarking tag applied to the sweatband thereof.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in theseveral figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the body of themarking tag, which is formed as a holding-plate and made of any suitablemetah The opposite sides of the said body are formed with foldingflanges 2, that are bent under to provide guides and serve as a receiverfor a marking card or plate 3, constructed of suitable material andplaced against the body of the tag from the under side of the same andheld in connection therewith by the construction just set forth, thesaid card or plate being provided with the name of the owner of thearticle to which the tag is applied, together with his place ofresidence, or such other identification as may be found desirable. Atthe terminating parts of said flanges 2 at one end penetrating andbinding points or spurs 4 are arranged and oppositely disposed, a smallnotch 5 being formed between the adjacent part of each flange 2 and thesaid points or spurs 4 on each side, in order to permit the flanges tobe properly bent'without interfering with the position of the points orspurs. On the end of the body at which the points or spurs 4 arelocated, is a central point or spur 6, and at the opposite end a pair ofspurs 7, that are spaced apart, and all of said points or spurs areintended to be passed through the material to which the tag is appliedand .bent or clinched inwardly toward the back of the body 1, and inthis arrangement the tag will have the appearance of the devicerepresented by Fig. 1.

The body 1 is formed with a central opening 8, through which the mattercontained on the card or plate 3 is made clearly visible, and by thismeans the tag has the appearance of a frame from the exterior or frontthereof.

The part 3 is made of card-board, sheepskin, celluloid, metal, or anyother suitable material, bearing the name, initials, or other desiredmark of the owner as previously set forth.

The points or spurs 4 are positioned in the manner set forth for thereason that when bent at a right angle to the body of the tag they notonly form a fastening but assist the flanges in forming a means ofretention for the card or plate The spurs 7, when bent at right anglesto the plate, form a stop for the marking card or plate to prevent thelatter from sliding through the end of the body on which said spurs arelocated. The single point 6 at the opposite end of the body is not bentuntil the card or plate is inserted, when it serves as a retainer, afterthe card or plate is inserted and it is bent down at an angle, thatprevents the said card or plate from slipping out from the body of thetag. The points are made sufficiently long to penetrate through anovershoe, the sweat-band of a hat, or other article, and when the plateis attached the points are bent down as heretofore set forth or may becurved down and pressed back into the material of the article forming adouble penetration. The flexible nature of the points or spurs permitsthe removal of the tag and transfer and attachment to another article,as desired by the owner. It also allows for changing the marking card orplate should one in use become soiled or defaced.

The card or plate 3, bearing the name or other device of identification,is made of the same size as the under part of the body 1, theidentifying inscription being written, printed or, engraved on theexposed part thereof.

Changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of constructionmaybe resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificingany of the advantages of this invention.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is ALFRED GRUNDY.

Witnesses:

ALBERT M. FIELDS, W. M. FIELDS.

